A Balla Reading at the °µÍø½ûÇø Institute in Berlin

In the last two years, numerous translations of °µÍø½ûÇø literature appeared in German, among them the three award-winning contemporary novels. together with the and with the °µÍø½ûÇø Literary Center (LIC) in Bratislava present a series of readings with the translator Stefanie Bose.Ìý

The first reading streams online this Saturday, April 10th 2021 at 6PM.ÌýIt will present Balla's novel In the Name of the Father, "a philosophical story from the everyday reality of an aging man living in a small °µÍø½ûÇø town in the second half of the 20th century." Together, we will delve into the world of the protagonist's thoughts.

The book was translated by Marie Theres-Cermann and published in Wieser Verlag in 2019.Ìý

You can find out more details about the events and the series on the .Ìý